Shloka 28

नारदस्य विष्णूपदेशवर्णनम् — Nārada and Viṣṇu: Instruction after Delusion

Devanagari script

निरयस्ते न भविता शिवश्शं ते विधास्यति

Transliteration

nirayaste na bhavitā śivaśśaṃ te vidhāsyati

Translation

For you there shall be no fall into hell; Lord Śiva will indeed bestow auspiciousness upon you.

Word by Word

• निरयः: hell
• निरयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; of भविता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निरय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ते: for you/to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• भविता: will be
• भविता: Kriya (क्रिया/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; of विधास्यति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शम्: welfare/auspicious good
• शम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्; ‘welfare’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मपद

• ते: for you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विधास्यति: will bestow/arrange
• विधास्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It affirms Śiva as Pati (the liberating Lord) whose grace prevents the soul’s painful downfall and establishes śam—peace and auspicious welfare—signaling protection and a movement toward liberation.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The promise of Śiva’s auspicious bestowal is typically accessed through Saguna worship—devotion to Śiva in form, especially through Liṅga-upāsanā—where the devotee seeks His protective grace and purification.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Take refuge in Śiva through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple daily Liṅga worship; these are classical Shaiva means for receiving Śiva’s śam (peace) and protection.